Teaneck, New Jersey | ||
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Township | ||
Township of Teaneck | ||
Teaneck Municipal Building
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Map highlighting Teaneck's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey |
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Census Bureau map of Teaneck, New Jersey |
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Coordinates: 40°53′25″N 74°00′41″W / 40.890317°N 74.011478°WCoordinates: 40°53′25″N 74°00′41″W / 40.890317°N 74.011478°W | ||
Country | United States | |
State | New Jersey | |
County | Bergen | |
Incorporated | February 19, 1895 | |
Government | ||
• Type | Faulkner Act Council-Manager | |
• Body | Township Council | |
• Mayor | Mohammed Hameeduddin | |
• Manager | William Broughton (effective May 13, 2009) | |
• Clerk | Issa A. Abbasi | |
Area | ||
• Total | 16.127 km2 (6.226 sq mi) | |
• Land | 15.557 km2 (6.006 sq mi) | |
• Water | 0.570 km2 (0.220 sq mi) 3.54% | |
Area rank | 253rd of 566 in state 7th of 70 in county |
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Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) | |
Population (2010 Census) | ||
• Total | 39,776 | |
• Estimate (2014) | 40,587 | |
• Rank | 54th of 566 in state 2nd of 70 in county |
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• Density | 2,556.8/km2 (6,622.2/sq mi) | |
• Density rank | 71st of 566 in state 20th of 70 in county |
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Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
• Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) | |
ZIP code | 07666 | |
Area code(s) | 201 | |
FIPS code | 3400372360 | |
GNIS feature ID | 0882227 | |
Website | www |
Teaneck /ˈtiːnɛk/ is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) from the 39,260 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,435 (+3.8%) from the 37,825 counted in the 1990 Census. As of 2010 it was the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, behind Hackensack, which had a population of 43,010.
Teaneck was created on February 19, 1895 by an act of the New Jersey Legislature from portions of Englewood Township and Ridgefield Township, both of which are now defunct (despite existing municipalities with similar names), along with portions of Bogota and Leonia. Independence followed the result of a referendum held on January 14, 1895, in which voters favored incorporation by a 46–7 margin. To address the concerns of Englewood Township's leaders, the new municipality was formed as a township, rather than succumbing to the borough craze sweeping across Bergen County at the time. On May 3, 1921, and June 1, 1926, portions of what had been Teaneck were transferred to Overpeck Township.